July 18, 2025 Big Tech is dead…Long live Big Tech! Recent export concessions for NVDA have sparked renewed buying in Large Cap. Tech and Growth names more broadly. This is shaping the US equity market’s leadership profile in a way that’s eerily similar to 2023. We can see in our Growth/Value chart below that Growth […]
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July 16, 2025 As the S&P 500 consolidates new highs and positive expectations ramp on global trade resolution we’ve seen ex-US equities in aggregate struggle to keep pace with domestic equities. In our last WWW column we talked about the idea that ex-US equities are likely to remain a haven trade. We also, outlined areas
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COMMENTARY: The S&P 500’s modest decline of 31 basis points for the week ending July 11, 2025, was driven by heightened trade policy uncertainty, anticipation of Q2 earnings reports, and concerns about rising inflation due to new tariffs. While the market absorbed much of the tariff news without severe disruption, sentiment turned cautious, particularly in
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COMMENTARY: As Americans prepared to celebrate Independence Day, equity markets delivered a fitting display of resilience and optimism. The S&P 500 notched a 1.7% gain, closing at record highs and reflecting the nation’s enduring economic strength. Sector leadership was broad, with materials, technology, and communication services all posting robust advances ahead of the Fourth of
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July 6, 2025 The S&P 500 has broken out to new all-time highs in July, and we are finally seeing a change in the behavior of the average stock. For most of 2024 a primary concern for the bull was the lack of upside participation at the stock level despite a top line uptrend for
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July 2, 2025 At Etfsector.com our goal is to help sector investors come up with strategies that are capable of outperforming the US equity market in any number of circumstances. Our elevate model is an example of an actively managed trend following sector rotation strategy. That strategy seeks to overweight sectors exhibiting strong stock-level momentum
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COMMENTARY: The combination of supportive central bank policy, easing trade and geopolitical tensions, and strong earnings from key companies drove the S&P 500 to a 3.4% weekly gain, reflecting strong risk-on sentiment as several economic, market, and news factors converged. Investor optimism was fueled by expectations of a more dovish Federal Reserve, the U.S. and
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COMMENTARY: The S&P 500’s minor decline of 15 basis points was driven by a combination of geopolitical risk, shifting Fed rate expectations, and sector-specific developments—most notably, a selloff in chipmakers and weakness in healthcare. Financials and Energy were the most supportive sectors, while Healthcare and Materials weighed on overall performance. The Fed kept rates steady
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COMMENTARY: The S&P 500’s 0.4% weekly decline was primarily driven by escalating Middle East tensions and the resulting surge in oil prices, which raised concerns about inflation and global economic stability. Sector-specific news and ongoing uncertainty about Federal Reserve also contributed to the market’s cautious tone. Six of the sectors outperformed the broader S&P500 while
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COMMENTARY: The S&P 500’s 1.5% gain for the week ending June 6th was driven by robust jobs data, easing trade tensions, and strong performance from leading technology stocks, with investor sentiment buoyed by signs of economic resilience and hopes for a favorable resolution to ongoing trade disputes. The “Magnificent Seven” names which include Microsoft (+2.2%),
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